On Wednesday night, Derrick Rose hit a walk-off buzzer beater that covered up the fact that the Bulls played awful defense against the Bucks. That shoddy defensive effort extended through the first quarter of last night’s game against the Magic. During that initial 12 minutes, Orlando shot 15-for-20 (75 percent), including 6-for-8 from three-point range. The […]

The game was tied 104-104 with 18 seconds left. Chicago ball. With an entire offensive playbook at his disposal, what play did Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau call? Said Carlos Boozer: “This is the play: Get the ball to D-Rose, and everybody else get out of the way. And it works every time.” That’s a sentiment […]

This was a classic revenge game. You know the story. The Pacers were the first team to win in Chicago this season. And they didn’t just win. They celebrated. On the court. In the visitor’s locker room. In an obvious way. Derrick Rose didn’t like that. None of the Bulls did. Said Rose: “Yeah, that’s something […]

Derrick Rose is the reigning MVP. He isn’t going to repeat. This year’s MVP race has LeBron James way out in front of the pack, Kevin Durant in shouting distance of LeBron, and everybody else lagging behind in big group that could be labled “We Have No Chance.” Rose sure looked like the MVP last night though. The […]

The Bulls entered last night’s road contest — the second of back-to-back games — with a merely “okay” record against teams .500 and above (10-4). Meanwhile, the Spurs were fresh and 13-1 at home. Despite the tough circumstances, the Bulls gutted out a huge win. Here are some thoughts about the game. Battle of the point guards: There […]